NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94For a wacky and whip-smart approach to the week's news and newsmakers, listen no further than Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! , the oddly informative news quiz from NPR. During each fast-paced, irreverent show, host Peter Sagal leads what might be characterized as the news Olympics. Callers, panelists, and guests compete by answering questions about the week's events, identifying impersonations, filling in the blanks at lightning speed, sniffing out fake news items, and deciphering limericks. Listeners vie for a chance to win the most coveted prize in radio: having official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell record the outgoing message on their home answering machine.NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!Sun, 18 Mar 2018 23:01:29 +0000Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!http://ktep.org
editorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: In just a minute, we're going to ask our panelists to predict what will be the next embarrassing way a White House staffer finds out they're fired... (LAUGHTER) SAGAL: ...Once Trump gets tired of doing it via Twitter. But first, let me tell you that support for NPR comes from NPR stations and Progressive Insurance, offering a way to buy home insurance with their home quote explorer tool. Custom quotes and rates are available online. Learn more at progressive.com or 1-800-PROGRESSIVE. Now, that's Progressive. Lumber Liquidators, a proud sponsor of NPR, offering more than 400 styles, including hardwood, bamboo, laminate and vinyl, with flooring specialists in hundreds of stores nationwide. More at lumberliquidators.com or 1-800-HARDWOOD. And Home Instead Senior Care, with a range of in-home senior care services to help senior loved ones at home, providing help with bathing, medication reminders and Alzheimer's and dementia care -Predictionhttp://ktep.org/post/prediction-222
127083 as http://ktep.orgSat, 17 Mar 2018 11:46:00 +0000PredictioneditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Now onto our final game, Lightning Fill In The Blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill-in-the-blank questions as he or she can. Each correct answer now worth two points. Bill, can you give us the scores? BILL KURTIS: Tom and Helen each have three. Mo has two. SAGAL: That's an unusual position for Mo. All right. So Mo is in third place. That means you go first, Mo. The clock will start when I begin your first question. Fill in the blank. In retaliation for the poisoning of an ex-spy, the U.K. expelled 23 diplomats from blank on Tuesday. MO ROCCA: Russia. SAGAL: Right. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) SAGAL: This week, several White House officials expressed alarm over blank's interview on "60 Minutes" last Sunday? ROCCA: Betsy DeVos. SAGAL: Right. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) SAGAL: On Wednesday, President Trump tapped CNBC commentator blank to replace Gary Cohn as White House economic adviser. ROCCA: LarryLightning Fill In The Blankhttp://ktep.org/post/lightning-fill-blank-219
127084 as http://ktep.orgSat, 17 Mar 2018 11:46:00 +0000Lightning Fill In The BlankeditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Coming up, it's Lightning Fill In The Blank. But first, it's the game you have to listen for the rhyme. If you'd like to play on air, call or leave a message at 1-888-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Or click the Contact Us link on our website, waitwait.npr.org. There you can find out about attending our weekly live shows at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago and our first ever show for kids. It's WAIT WAIT... Junior, all the fun and games of WAIT WAIT... Senior but for an even more immature audience. That's happening March 31 at the Athenaeum Theatre back home in Chicago. Hi. You are on WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME. AMY MANTIS: Hi. This Amy Mantis calling from Boston, Mass. SAGAL: Hey, Boston. (APPLAUSE) MANTIS: Yeah. SAGAL: Amy, to your knowledge - I don't know how this works here in Connecticut - but do people from Connecticut hate people from Massachusetts or not? No. They say no. MANTIS: I don't think so. SAGAL: They sayLimerickshttp://ktep.org/post/limericks-218
127085 as http://ktep.orgSat, 17 Mar 2018 11:46:00 +0000LimerickseditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: In just a minute, we're going to ask our panelists to predict - after the debacle on "The Bachelor," what will be the next big reality show scandal? But first, let me tell you that support for NPR comes from NPR stations and Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater, home of 35 miles of white sand beaches along Florida's Gulf Coast and a daily sunset celebration on Clearwater Beach - 90 minutes west of Orlando at visitstpeteclearwater.com. Lumber Liquidators - supporting rebuilding efforts in Aransas County, Texas, which was affected by Hurricane Harvey, providing materials, support and money to help rebuild public schools in the county. More at lumberliquidators.com. And the Rita Allen Foundation, investing in transformative ideas to promote breakthrough solutions to significant problems. Learn more at ritaallen.org. WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME is a production of NPR and WBEZ Chicago, in association with Urgent Haircut Productions. DougPredictionhttp://ktep.org/post/prediction-221
126610 as http://ktep.orgSat, 10 Mar 2018 13:17:00 +0000PredictioneditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Now it's time for our final game, Lightning Fill In The Blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill-in-the-blank questions as he or she can. Each correct answer is worth two points. Bill, can you give us the scores? BILL KURTIS: Tara has three. Alonzo and Faith each have four. SAGAL: Oh, my goodness. OK. Tara, you are in third place, so that means you go first. You ready to play? TARA CLANCY: Oh, man. Yeah. I'm nervous. SAGAL: So this is the lightning round. You just got to shout out those answers. If you don't know it... CLANCY: All right. All right. Anything. Penguins. Go. SAGAL: Right. Exactly. You've got it. (LAUGHTER) SAGAL: Give her a point for penguins. Here we go. Clock will start when I begin your first question. Fill in the blank. CLANCY: All right. SAGAL: This week, lawmakers in Florida passed a bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase blanks to 21. CLANCY: Guns. SAGAL:Lightning Fill In The Blankhttp://ktep.org/post/lightning-fill-blank-218
126611 as http://ktep.orgSat, 10 Mar 2018 13:17:00 +0000Lightning Fill In The BlankeditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Coming up, it's Lightning Fill In The Blank. But first, it's the game where you have to listen for the rhyme. If you'd like to play on air, call or leave a message at 1-888-WAITWAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Or click the Contact Us link on our website, waitwait.npr.org. There you can find out about attending our weekly live shows right here at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago and our upcoming shows in Austin, Texas, on May 3 and at Wolf Trap near Washington, D.C., on July 19. Plus, our first ever Wait Wait Junior - like WAIT WAIT but with actual kids instead of people who just act like them. (LAUGHTER) SAGAL: That's on March 31 at the Athenaeum theatre right here in Chicago. Hi, you are on WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME. LEIA O’GORMAN: Hi. My name's Leia. I'm calling from New Jersey. SAGAL: Hey, New Jersey, my ancestral home. Do they still talk about me there? O'GORMAN: Definitely. SAGAL: Absolutely. Don't tell me what they say.Limerickshttp://ktep.org/post/limericks-217
126612 as http://ktep.orgSat, 10 Mar 2018 13:17:00 +0000LimerickseditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Now panel, what will be the big story everybody is talking about Monday morning about this weekend's Oscars? Luke Burbank. LUKE BURBANK: That moment Barbra Streisand rode down the red carpet atop a team of 30 freshly cloned corgis. (LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE) SAGAL: Roxanne Roberts. ROXANNE ROBERTS: Jimmy Kimmel will announce a write-in winner for Best Picture, "The Shape Of Three Billboards, Or A Tragic Love Story About Two Geometry Teachers." (LAUGHTER) SAGAL: And Paula Poundstone. PAULA POUNDSTONE, BYLINE: Meryl Streep got Best Actor for "Get Out." (LAUGHTER) BILL KURTIS: Well, if that happens, we'll ask you about it on WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME. SAGAL: Thank you, Bill Kurtis. Thanks also to Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone. (APPLAUSE) SAGAL: Thanks for all of you for listening. This is NPR. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.Predictionhttp://ktep.org/post/prediction-220
126121 as http://ktep.orgSat, 03 Mar 2018 12:31:00 +0000PredictioneditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Now it's time for our final game, Lightning Fill In The Blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many Fill In The Blank questions as he or she can, each correct answer now worth two points. Bill, can you give us the scores? BILL KURTIS: Luke and Paula each have two. Roxanne has three. SAGAL: All right, here we go. We have flipped a coin. And Paula has elected to go second. So Luke, you're up first. Fill In The Blank. During a meeting on Wednesday, President Trump called on Congress to make substantial changes to America's blank laws. LUKE BURBANK: Gun. SAGAL: Right. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) SAGAL: This week, officials at the U.N. accused North Korea of sending chemical weapons supplies to blank. BURBANK: Syria. SAGAL: Right. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) SAGAL: On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to consider a White House request to allow President Trump to end the blank program. BURBANK: DACA. SAGAL: Right. Lightning Fill In The Blankhttp://ktep.org/post/lightning-fill-blank-217
126122 as http://ktep.orgSat, 03 Mar 2018 12:31:00 +0000Lightning Fill In The BlankeditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Coming up, it's Lightning Fill In The Blank. But first, it's the game where you have to listen for the rhyme. If you'd like to play on air, call or leave a message at 1-888-WAITWAIT, that's 1-888-924-8924. You can click the Contact Us link on our website, waitwait.npr.org. There, you can find out about attending our weekly live shows right here at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago, Ill., and our upcoming show in Hartford, Conn., on March 15 and our first ever show for kids, Wait Wait... Junior at the Athenaeum Theatre right here in Chicago on March 31. If you think this show is already too juvenile, wait till you see Wait Wait... Junior. (LAUGHTER) SAGAL: Hi, you're on WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME. JACK SCHRODER: Hi, this is Jack Schroder (ph) calling from my roommate's grandmother's house. SAGAL: Your roommate's grandmother's house. PAULA POUNDSTONE, BYLINE: Nice. SAGAL: And what do you do there in your roommate's grandmotherLimerickshttp://ktep.org/post/limericks-216
126123 as http://ktep.orgSat, 03 Mar 2018 12:31:00 +0000LimerickseditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Finally today, yet one more Oscar nominee. It's Lee Unkrich of Pixar. BILL KURTIS: He joined us last fall to talk about his latest movie, "Coco." SAGAL: I started by asking him about another movie I had heard he was obsessed with - not really a kids movie. It's "The Shining." (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) LEE UNKRICH: I first saw it when I was 12 years old. SAGAL: Yeah. UNKRICH: My mom took me to see it in the movie theater, and it changed my life. It was the movie that made me want to make movies myself. And, you know, people are always surprised when they hear that the guy who directs all these beloved family films was most inspired by a really scary Stanley Kubrick movie. But that's the facts. SAGAL: And that's - that, of course, is what led to the brilliant and heartwarming axe murder scene in "Toy Story 3." (LAUGHTER) SAGAL: So what was it about that movie that made you say, yes, this is what I want to do with my life?Not My Job: 'Coco' Director Lee Unkrich Gets Quizzed About Taco Bellhttp://ktep.org/post/not-my-job-coco-director-lee-unkrich-gets-quizzed-about-taco-bell
125650 as http://ktep.orgSat, 24 Feb 2018 12:36:00 +0000Not My Job: 'Coco' Director Lee Unkrich Gets Quizzed About Taco BelleditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit BILL KURTIS: Support for NPR comes from this station, and from TIAA, for investing, advice, banking and retirement. Working to help customers achieve financial well-being so they can give back to the world. TIAA calls this the new success story, tiaa.org. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, where teams of physicians collaborate to treat each and every type of cancer. More at dana-farber.org/beatcancer. And the NPR Wine Club, offering wines from around the world with the stories behind each one and bottles inspired by favorite NPR shows. Available to adults 21 years and older. Learn more at nprwineclub.org. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) KURTIS: From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME, the NPR News quiz. I'm Bill Kurtis. And here is your host at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago, Peter Sagal. PETER SAGAL, HOST: Thank you, Bill. (APPLAUSE) SAGAL: I swear to you, I promise to you allNot My Job: 'Simpsons' Artist Liz Climo Gets Quizzed On Jessica Simpsonhttp://ktep.org/post/not-my-job-simpsons-artist-liz-climo-gets-quizzed-jessica-simpson-0
125651 as http://ktep.orgSat, 24 Feb 2018 12:36:00 +0000Not My Job: 'Simpsons' Artist Liz Climo Gets Quizzed On Jessica SimpsoneditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit BILL KURTIS: Earlier in the year, we spoke to another Oscar nominee, Lee Daniels, who made the movie "Precious" but since then had gotten into TV with his shows "Empire" and "Star." But his entertainment career, as it turns out, goes way back. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST) LEE DANIELS: My very first job was as a PA in "Purple Rain." PETER SAGAL, HOST: Really? You were on the set of "Purple Rain." LUKE BURBANK: Wow. ADAM BURKE: What? (APPLAUSE) DANIELS: (Singing) Purple rain, purple rain. Yeah. SAGAL: Whoa. DANIELS: That old. I am that old. SAGAL: Was that as fabulous as I imagine it must have been? DANIELS: I don't know. I was too high to remember. (LAUGHTER) DANIELS: And that sort of got the bug - you know, when I was able to really find out what it was that I knew that I could do. And that was finding talent. I knew that I could spot talent. SAGAL: Well, yeah. You were a... DANIELS: I was a casting director. SAGAL: Your first job inNot My Job: 'Empire' Creator Lee Daniels Gets Quizzed On Cookieshttp://ktep.org/post/not-my-job-empire-creator-lee-daniels-gets-quizzed-cookies-0
125652 as http://ktep.orgSat, 24 Feb 2018 12:36:00 +0000Not My Job: 'Empire' Creator Lee Daniels Gets Quizzed On CookieseditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Now it's time for our final game - Lightning Fill In The Blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill-in-the-blank questions as he or she can. Each correct answer is now worth two points. Bill, can you give us the score? BILL KURTIS: Faith has four. Mo and Liz each have two. SAGAL: All right. Mo and Liz, you are tied for second place. But because Liz is new, I'm going to give her the privilege of deciding whether you would like to go right now - first or second. LIZ MIELE: Now. SAGAL: All right. Liz, here we go. The clock will start when I begin your first question. Fill in the blank. On Tuesday, the director of the FBI contradicted the White House's statement on when a background check was completed for blank. MIELE: Trump? SAGAL: No, Rob Porter. Remember him? MIELE: Oh, I was going to get there. It was my third guess. SAGAL: All right. (LAUGHTER) SAGAL: People in Moscow say they discovered aLightning Fill In The Blankhttp://ktep.org/post/lightning-fill-blank-216
125203 as http://ktep.orgSat, 17 Feb 2018 12:44:00 +0000Lightning Fill In The BlankeditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Coming up, it's Lightning Fill In The Blank. But first, it's the game where you have to listen for the rhyme. If you'd like a play on air, call or leave a message at 1-888-WAITWAIT - that's 1-888-924-8924. Or click the Contact Us link on our website, waitwait.npr.org. There, you can find out about attending our weekly live shows right here at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago and our upcoming shows in Hartford, Conn., on March 15 and Columbus, Ohio, on April 5, and at Wolf Trap just outside Washington, D.C., on July 19. Hi, you are on WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME. MICHAEL: Hey, there. This is Michael from Boston, Mass. SAGAL: Hey, how are things in Boston - my old stomping ground? MICHAEL: It's been good. It's a nice, warm, balmy 40, 50 degrees. SAGAL: Yeah, I know. Remember winter? Wasn't that fun? What do you do there in Boston? MICHAEL: I'm a musician. SAGAL: Oh, really. How excellent. There are a lot of them around there.Limerickshttp://ktep.org/post/limericks-215
125204 as http://ktep.orgSat, 17 Feb 2018 12:44:00 +0000LimerickseditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: In just a minute, we're going to ask our panelists what will be the new sport unveiled at the next Winter Olympics. But first, let me tell you that support for NPR comes from NPR stations and Subaru - committed to doing its part to make the world a better place by supporting philanthropic initiatives in local communities. Learn more at subaru.com/love-promise. Love - it's what makes a Subaru a Subaru. The Kendeda Fund - supporting individual dignity and sustainable communities through investments in transformative leaders and ideas. Learn more at K-E-N-D-E-D-A fund.org. And Lumber Liquidators, supporting rebuilding efforts in Aransas County, Texas, which was affected by Hurricane Harvey. Providing material support and money to help rebuild public schools in the county - more at lumberlquidators.com. Special thanks to Tavola Mia Custom Catering for feeding us this week. WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME is a production of NPR and WBEZPredictionhttp://ktep.org/post/prediction-219
125202 as http://ktep.orgSat, 17 Feb 2018 12:44:00 +0000PredictioneditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: In just a minute, we're going to ask our panelists to predict, now that we've launched a sports car into space, what's the next thing we'll blast into space? But first, let me tell you that support for NPR comes from NPR stations and Lumber Liquidators, supporting rebuilding efforts at Aransas County, Texas, which was affected by Hurricane Harvey; providing materials, support and money to help rebuild public schools in the county. More at lumberliquidators.com. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, committed to supporting ideas and institutions to advance education for all, preserve the environment and promote vibrant performing arts. More information is available at hewlett.org. And Progressive Insurance, offering its HomeQuote Explorer so shoppers can evaluate options in one place when buying home insurance. Custom quotes and rates are available online. Learn more at progressive.com. WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME is aPredictionhttp://ktep.org/post/prediction-218
124690 as http://ktep.orgSat, 10 Feb 2018 12:30:00 +0000PredictioneditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: It's time now for our final game, Lightning Fill In The Blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill-in-the-blank questions as he or she can. Each correct answer now worth 2 points. Bill, can you give us the scores? BILL KURTIS: We have a three-way tie. (LAUGHTER) KURTIS: Everyone has 4 points. (APPLAUSE) SAGAL: All right. Well, we've got a three-way tie. I'm just going to randomly pick Hari to go first. Here we go. This week, a U.S.-led coalition conducted airstrikes against pro-regime forces in blank. HARI KONDABOLU: Syria. SAGAL: Right. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) SAGAL: This week, Amazon announced it was launching free two-hour delivery from blank stores in four cities. KONDABOLU: Department stores. SAGAL: No, Whole Foods. KONDABOLU: Oh. SAGAL: They own Whole Foods, remember? After an incident this week, Florida police issued an advisory to the public to not call 911 for blank. KONDABOLU: TheLightning Fill In The Blankhttp://ktep.org/post/lightning-fill-blank-215
124691 as http://ktep.orgSat, 10 Feb 2018 12:30:00 +0000Lightning Fill In The BlankeditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: Coming up, it's Lightning Fill In The Blank. But first, it's the game where you have to listen for the rhyme. If you'd like to play on air, call or leave a message at 1-888-WAITWAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Or click the Contact Us link on our website, waitwait.npr.org. There, you can find out about attending our weekly live shows back at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago and our upcoming show in Hartford, Conn., on March 15 and our April 5 show in Columbus, Ohio. Hi, you are on WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME. ANNA CARMACK: Hi. This is Anna Carmack (ph) calling from Atlanta, Ga. SAGAL: Hey. How are things in Atlanta? CARMACK: They're good. I am visiting from Maine, though. So it's a little - they think it's cold. I think it's warm. SAGAL: Really? So what are you doing in Atlanta? CARMACK: I am a medical student down here doing an elective rotation. SAGAL: Oh, OK. Cool. So it's an elective rotation. What did you choose, then, toLimerickshttp://ktep.org/post/limericks-214
124692 as http://ktep.orgSat, 10 Feb 2018 12:30:00 +0000LimerickseditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: In just a minute, we're going to ask our panelists, what will be the big surprise out of this year's Super Bowl halftime show? But first, let me tell you that support for NPR comes from NPR stations and the NPR Wine Club, offering wines from around the world with the stories behind each one and bottles inspired by favorite NPR shows - available to adults 21 years or older. Learn more at nprwineclub.org. Home Instead Senior Care - offering professional in-home care, support and resources for families dealing with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, including hands-on training for family caregivers. More at homeinstead.com/npr. And Lumber Liquidators - supporting rebuilding efforts in Aransas County, Texas, which was affected by Hurricane Harvey; providing material support and money to help rebuild public schools in the county. More at lumberliquidators.com. Special thanks to Marshall's Landing at the Merchandise Mart forPredictionhttp://ktep.org/post/prediction-217
124215 as http://ktep.orgSat, 03 Feb 2018 12:10:00 +0000PredictioneditorCopyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit PETER SAGAL, HOST: It's now on to our final game, Lightning Fill In The Blank. Each of our players has 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill-in-the-blank questions as they can. Each correct answer now worth 2 points. Bill, can you give us the score? BILL KURTIS: Sure can. Paula and Tom each have two and Helen, you have 3. SAGAL: All right. Well... HELEN HONG: Sweet. PAULA POUNDSTONE: Whew, baby. (APPLAUSE) HONG: Yeah. SAGAL: Nicely done. So we flipped a coin, and Tom has elected to go first. So Tom, fill in the blank. On Wednesday, Janet Yellen presided over her last meeting as the head of the blank. TOM BODETT: The Fed. SAGAL: Right. Federal Reserve. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) SAGAL: Following the conviction of Larry Nassar, the entire board of the blank announced plans to resign. BODETT: Olympic gymnastics committee. SAGAL: Right. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) SAGAL: On Thursday, Poland's Senate passed a controversial bill making it illegal to blame theLightning Fill In The Blankhttp://ktep.org/post/lightning-fill-blank-214
124216 as http://ktep.orgSat, 03 Feb 2018 12:10:00 +0000Lightning Fill In The Blank